Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Karozzin driver pinned down by confectioner denies theft charges

A karozzin driver and soon-to-become father was today denied bail after pleading not guilty to multiple charges related to five different instances of aggravated theft committed within the span of two weeks. Kersten Catania, 25, from Marsa was charged with having on January 15 at around 4.40pm, committed an armed robbery from St Philip's Confectionery in Guze Muscat Street, Qormi. In the course of the robbery the accused, wearing a hoodie, had allegedly threatened the female sales assistant with a knife before making off with the cash. READ: Confectioner holds thief until police arrive on the scene Prosecutors said that four days later the accused, wearing a balaclava and a hoodie, had run into Brown's Pharmacy in Victory Street, Qormi, and snatched the handbag of a female customer, slightly injuring her and robbing her of cash and other personal possessions. The accused was also charged with having committed two other aggravated thefts from Chukkas Water Polo Club in Marsa at around 3.20am on January 21 and again, just a week later, in the early hours of the morning on January 28. The following day, at around 9.30pm, the accused allegedly returned to the same confectionery in...

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